Dunlap, Riley E., and Aaron M. McCright. "Organized Climate Change Denial." The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. Ed. John S. Dryzek, Richard B. Norgaard, and David Schlosberg. Oxford, U.K. ; New York: Oxford UP, 2011. 144-160. Print. Oxford Handbooks.
The tenth chapter of the book, The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society, is titled “Organized Climate Change Denial”, and was written by Riley E. Dunlap and Aaron M. McCright. In this chapter they argue that much of corporate America, not just the oil corporations, are against climate science and change in policy making and they began to feel threatened when Obama stepped into office. Previously they had felt safe that regulations would not be implicated onto their industries, …show more content…
Their team of researchers monitor a vast variety of media source presenting conservative information and reports any false facts, or misleading commentary. Some of these findings are published in blog form, whose content is reviewed by fellow investigators. The blog post, “Meet The Climate Denial Machine”, written by Jill Fitzsimmons looks closely at specific individuals who misconstrue information about climate change. Fitzsimmons highlights the backgrounds, or I should say lack thereof, of these so called individuals who are labeled experts. She also names the sources who present such content to the public on mass medium scales. Furthermore, she argues these powerful medias are shaping the opinion of the public sphere, causing more Americans to question climate change. The connection between major oil companies, the scientists supporting climate denial, and the individuals who spread such beliefs, is discussed and it shows to be prominent in all the cases …show more content…
They argue that opinions are formed by the content presented by the media that one is exposed to. Which explains why climate change is up for debate, for there is much diversity, although not all are equally reliable. Recently, climate change deniers have been working to strengthen public relations, trying to gain support. Hoggan and Littlemore argue that such deniers are not trying to better society with actual information, because if they were working toward scientific progress, their goal would be scientific research not public relations. They continue their argument saying that gaining support works to slows the process of making climate change a fact, which benefits the oil industries who fund these actions. They highlight how such companies invest in public relations, rather than credible research, because it portrays deniers to be what they are not, public, organization built up from hard work, who cast a sense of credibility where it is not
The tenth chapter of the book, The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society, is titled “Organized Climate Change Denial”, and was written by Riley E. Dunlap and Aaron M. McCright. In this chapter they argue that much of corporate America, not just the oil corporations, are against climate science and change in policy making and they began to feel threatened when Obama stepped into office. Previously they had felt safe that regulations would not be implicated onto their industries, …show more content…
Their team of researchers monitor a vast variety of media source presenting conservative information and reports any false facts, or misleading commentary. Some of these findings are published in blog form, whose content is reviewed by fellow investigators. The blog post, “Meet The Climate Denial Machine”, written by Jill Fitzsimmons looks closely at specific individuals who misconstrue information about climate change. Fitzsimmons highlights the backgrounds, or I should say lack thereof, of these so called individuals who are labeled experts. She also names the sources who present such content to the public on mass medium scales. Furthermore, she argues these powerful medias are shaping the opinion of the public sphere, causing more Americans to question climate change. The connection between major oil companies, the scientists supporting climate denial, and the individuals who spread such beliefs, is discussed and it shows to be prominent in all the cases …show more content…
They argue that opinions are formed by the content presented by the media that one is exposed to. Which explains why climate change is up for debate, for there is much diversity, although not all are equally reliable. Recently, climate change deniers have been working to strengthen public relations, trying to gain support. Hoggan and Littlemore argue that such deniers are not trying to better society with actual information, because if they were working toward scientific progress, their goal would be scientific research not public relations. They continue their argument saying that gaining support works to slows the process of making climate change a fact, which benefits the oil industries who fund these actions. They highlight how such companies invest in public relations, rather than credible research, because it portrays deniers to be what they are not, public, organization built up from hard work, who cast a sense of credibility where it is not